New Home Buyer Advice

Now you can view this gorgeous American Legend Model Home in Watters Branch, the newest addition to the Craig Ranch master-planned community.

Buyers will be able to choose from 14 different floor plans ranging from $378,990 to just under $500k. Sizes range from 2,156 sq.ft. to over 4,000 sq.ft with both 1 and 2 story designs.

American Legend Homes is known for it's versatility, additional options are available for extra bedrooms, bathrooms and game rooms.

Location: 6616 Sleepy River Street, McKinney, Texas The corner of Collin-McKinney Parkway and Alma.

Sales Center Hours: Monday - Saturday: 10 am - 7 pm, Sunday: 12 pm - 7 pm

Don't miss the grand opening on June 20th from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.

Looking for a great deal on a new home in Dallas-Fort Worth? Here are the top 10 DFW new home price drops as of May 2017. You'll see they range from 19% to 12%, and if you buy from Askins Realty Group, will qualify for our additional rebate. This is just a snapshot of our favorite deals, check our DFW Price Reduction Page to get the entire list.

As unbelievable as it may sound, MLS® in Dallas Fort Worth flat refuses to recognize the existence of 1.5 Story Floorplans. What that ultimately means is, you can't search for this popular style of home in MLS, that is up until now thanks to the exclusive programming found on this website.

When you select 1.5 Story in your search input (see screenshot below), you quickly set a powerful data filter that removes 1 and 2 story listings from your results (as long as listing Realtors® inputs their floorplans accurately), making your online time with us instantly more productive. 

We believe in 1.5 Story Homes and You Don't Have to Visit "Area 51" to Discover Them!

"One and a Half Story" homes are preferred by many families who want the majority of

In the first quarter 2017 there have been almost 500 new homes sold in Dallas-Fort Worth. Below are the top selling Dallas-Fort Worth neighborhoods, starting with the highest performers of the year.

Extended List of Top Performing DFW Neighborhoods

30-50 HOMES SOLD

• Heartland, Heartland TX - 48 homes
• West Crossing, Anna TX - 33 homes
• Paloma Creek - 30 homes

20-30 HOMES SOLD

• Devonshire, Forney - 25 homes
• Inspiration, Lavon - 25 homes
• Savannah, Savannah - 24 homes
• Union Park, Little Elm - 23 homes
• Trinity Falls, McKinney - 20 homes

14-19 HOMES SOLD

• Castle Hills, Lewisville - 19 homes
• Kreymer Estates, Wylie - 19 homes
• Windsong Ranch, Prosper - 19 homes
• Phillips Creek Ranch, Frisco - 18

ARG is proud to announce a brand new uber cool website search feature that will quickly display ALL MLS LISTINGS for any DFW School name found within a specific county, city or subdivision. This new feature allows you to cut through hours of trial and error searching and find ONLY those specific listings that matter to you.

START SEARCHING DFW MLS LISTINGS BASED UPON SPECIFIC SCHOOL NAME

When you click DFW TOWNS on the Main Navigation Bar, you can quickly search for MLS Listings that report to a specific school name within a specific County, City or Subdivision only. For example, if you want to live in McKinney, but want to send your kids to FRISCO HIGH SCHOOL, you can quickly find just those MLS Listings for sale in McKinney that send students to

At the end of the day, every home has a price the market will agree with and knowing that approximate price tag is the first order of business for any successful home sale. Over the years ARG has listed and sold 100's of area pre-owned homes for our Free Move-up buyers and today, after nearly 13 years, ARG enjoys one of the highest success rates selling our client's listings and that is due to a careful understanding of value. Read ARG's Marketing Plan.

Also, many ARG clients enjoy up to a fully commission free sale of their home, meaning even if they must sell for less than list price, their NET proceeds from the sale of their home would still be thousands of dollars higher than if they listed with a traditional full cost broker charging up to 6%.   

The monthly cost of home ownership, via higher mortgage interest rates, is expected to rise later this month when the Federal Reserve convenes to review current economic activity and interest rate policy. Experts anticipate the Fed will have no choice but to raise rates again. Since September, the Federal Funds Rate has increased by 0.5%. March's increase will mean the Federal Funds Rate will rise to 1%. During the recession of 2008/9, the Federal Funds rate dropped to just 0.25%.

Historically speaking, today's mortgage interest rates are still very low, however with economic forecasts heating up, price inflation becomes a threat to economic stability and hence a higher cost of borrowing is generally the tool used to combat inflation. Experts are

Looking for a new home in Dallas-Fort Worth? Here are the top 10 new home price drops in DFW for the week of February 19, 2017. You'll see they range from 24% to 10%, and if you buy from Askins Realty Group, will qualify for our rebate. This is just a snapshot of our favorite deals, check our DFW Price Reduction Page to get the entire list.

The February new homes sales push is on! Select Dallas Fort Worth Builders are offering extra incentives, in the form of special price reductions (not shown in MLS), and increased closing cost incentives for February contracts in select communities. You don't need to close in February, but you need to get your deal on paper to lock in special discounts.

The housing market is a constantly changing dynamic, when sales are slower, as they often are during winter months, builders increase incentives to maintain contracts and closings. For a prospective home buyer, this is what is referred to as "being in the right place at the right time." Additionally, pre-owned inventory for sale is near record lows, and so now would be an ideal time to list and sell

You've spent thousands of dollars and countless hours fixing your home up not to mention all the other upgrades you've added and expenses you've borne maintaining your home. You're particular with your home's look and if the truth be told, proud of all your efforts. If that describes you, then the last thing you want is to list your home with an agency that can't tell your home's individual story using well composed professional MLS photography.

Poor quality MLS photos can work against your listing, bring fewer showings and increase your days on market.

The No.1 Problem with Digital MLS Photography is Limited Dynamic Range

If you carefully view the slideshow below, you'll first see what the camera saw, followed by post processed RAW images by ARG